To Happily Never Afters

Chapter 24: 'Lets Talk About Sex Baby!'

Picture of Cole's Mother/Helena

Chapter 24:
I grabbed Luke's shoulder for support. My knees were weak and my stomach swirly. He rested his arm behind me against my back, I pushed his arm away standing up straight trying to swallow the lump in my throat. Like I said before every time she shows up it's a surprise.
"Are we just going to stand out here or can I come in?!" She asked.
      Luke walked back into the living room as I pulled the door open wider. She stepped in as shut the door behind her.
"Wha.. what are you doing here?" I asked her, stumbling over my words.
"Well, I thought. If Cole doesn't want the baby I still do, so I figured I'd figure out the sex of the baby and you sign the forms" she holds up one of the many mustard yellow envelopes in her hands.
"Um..." I started.
"Astrid!" someone shouted from behind me.
"We'll finish this conversation later" she said shooing me off.
I turned on my heel slowly waking away from her. I knew she was going to be on my ass about this baby thing. But everyone in the while flippin' planet best believe that this child is mine. I reached the counter to see the kids dancing upon the island to the radio.
Heather and Ash had their phones out marking this memory on Social Media. But Jay being the jealous inner child he is; hopped onto the counter his butt planting next to their feet. Before wiggling his arms around, trying to obviously relive his goofy childhood.
All the adults let out a small giggle. While Sam and I were holding our stomach laughing so hard we almost peed ourselves. And if that wasn't enough for Jay, he climbed higher his navy blue socks with pink flamingos stomped with the beat against the granite. His butt dipped as if he was trying to do a squat. While his arms continued to do a strange cringey flop moving back and forth. The kids stepped down onto the bar stools frightened by the sight of whatever this is.
"Jessie Flinn Antonio" Heather yelled at him as his butt continued to dip. Sam was on the floor now, people surrounded the island, but there was a small circle around Sam as she continued to laugh. I gripped the side of the corner of the counter knowing if I fell I wouldn't be able to get back up.

"Jessie get your ass down before I get up there and carry you down"
Heather broke her toughness and started laughing. Jay's reaction was to turn around and slap his right ass cheek before dropping down. When he tried to drop he ended up landing halfway into the fetal position. Which of course made everyone crack up in laughter.
Well everyone except for Jessie he was trying to laugh along with the crowd but obvious pain covered his face. He slowly extended his legs hopping off of the counter. The music still blasted through the speakers as he lowered himself to the ground by Sam.
"See this is why you don't do dumb shit!" Heather said through her giggles. But the slightest hint of seriousness slipped through with it.
***
I walked out into the backyard my bare feet hitting the green grass. It was decent sized, there was a segment of concrete followed by grass all bordered in a wooden fence.
I continued on to the center of the yard where a group of people sat in lawn chairs. They circled around a small wooden coffee table I placed salsa and tortilla chips on they table as they laughed about something someone had said.
I turned around and walked towards the back door but didn't set a foot on the cement I claimed a chair and stretched out on it relaxing and soaking in the sun.
"Is this seat taken?!"
I turned my head in the direction of Luke's voice. I shook my head no and he sat down stretching out. His hands placed above his head making the bottom of his shirt rose slightly I could see his tanned toned abs and his feet hung off of the chair. Luke's hair was a perfect mess placed on top of his head.
"You know, this backyard would be perfect for a dog like Ollie. I should have brought him, the kids could've wore him out for me" Luke chuckled.
"I guess, I mean I was never allowed to have a pet growing up. My mom is like allergic to everything"
"That's my Aunt, and then on top of everything she decided to be vegan" I chuckled at his comment. A goofy smile spread across his charming face.
"So, I don't mean to be rude but.. Where's the father?!" Luke asked I raised my eyebrows in shock.
"Oh I'm sorry" he immediately threw back.
I shrugged as someone else called my name. I sat up my back tensing up and I walked to the front door to see three men with their hands stacked high full of pastas, bread sticks, and salads.
"Come on in!" I immediately said letting them follow me into the kitchen.
***
I stood in front of the cake, and picked up the knife beside it. Before cutting a slice. Everyone had their cameras out snapping pictures. I pulled the slice back to see the gender was, and the cake was marbled with white, blue, and pink. Guests gasped with shock.
"Um, know I'm not having twins" I yelled over the hushed whispers.
Everyone here thought that this was a traditional cake gender reveal, but little did they know there was more in store.
We stepped outside where Ash had just finished setting up where the true reveal was. There was a small three by three inch canvas with a balloon in the middle I got three darts to throw at the board.
Once again everyone surrounded me and the board, I threw a dart in the direction and missed landing right off the side of the balloon. I threw the second and landed it. Paint splattered across the canvas...